The new law concerning “the acceleration of the production of renewable energies” has seen the appearance in the Senate of amendments in favour of the development of micro-hydroelectricity to the detriment of water resources, biodiversity and, above all, the general interest. They were not in the project initially submitted. Fortunately, the Assembly did not retain […]
Since 2020, Dam Removal Europe (DRE) has been reported the number of obstacles removed* from rivers in Europe, results that were also highlighted in 2021 by The Guardian. From the beginning of this year and until 1 March, DRE is launching its 2022 data collection campaign, to share the final report in May 2023. This […]
Officially launched on 8 October 2021 by Mrs. Bérangère Abba, Secretary of State to the Minister of Ecological Transition, in charge of Biodiversity, the first shovels began to be dug in Rhinau and Marckolsheim this autumn 2022. A great technical challenge awaits EDF. These fish passes will be the largest ever built in France and […]
Ahead of the joint meeting of maritime and water directors on 29 November 2022, the Living Rivers Europe coalition is sending a letter to the water directors asking them to engage in the Council deliberations on the European Commission proposal for the Nature Restoration Law to: ● Raise the barrier removal target to 15% of […]
DAM BUSTERS is the new film by Dam Removal Europe and the World Fish Migration Fundation about dam removal. Worldwide distribution, premiere expected in 2021. Following the journey around the world of Pao Fernández Garrido, a Spanish engineer, the film sets out to meet the “river heroes”, women and men, in all continents in their […]
You missed the July 1st the #DREpractitioners webinar. Check out the recording on You tube. On this occasion the participants were able to see live removal of a hydropower dam: Marieberg , Sweden and ask their questions to the project team about the removal process. Hydropower dam: Marieberg , Sweden This webinar was specifically […]
One year after the complet emptying of the reservoir, the Selune river is already welcoming its new inhabitants. Jean-Marc Rousel from INRA tells us “1km upstream the former Vezins dam the river is breathing vigorously now, incredibly rich in habitats and many invertebrates species (stone flies, caddis flies, dragon flies…) and some fish too! In […]
The June 29th webinar “Smart Ways to improve connectivity river” was a great success. If you missed the event and want to watch some presentations again, you can now watch the webinar video online. One of the main outputs of AMBER is the Pan-European Atlas of In-Stream Barriers. It contains information on 630,000 barriers including […]
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